Unit 5 Geology End-of-Unit Content Assessment

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What are geysers, volcanoes, and hot springs?

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They are geological features that form both along plate boundaries and above hotspots.

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What evidence supports the idea that continents were once closer together?

Back

The same types of rocks and fossils were discovered in different parts of the world.

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What is sedimentary rock?

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A rock that is made of sediments that have been naturally compacted and cemented together.

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What is igneous rock?

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A rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies.

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What is metamorphic rock?

Back

A rock that forms when minerals in other types of rocks are altered due to extreme heat and pressure.

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What is erosion?

Back

A process that moves sediments to new locations.

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What is physical weathering?

Back

A process that breaks big rocks into smaller rocks without changing the minerals they contain.

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What is chemical weathering?

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A process that breaks down rocks by changing the minerals they contain.

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What does the rock cycle explain?

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The changes that occur in rocks over very long periods of time.

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What happens to rocks in the rock cycle?

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Rocks are created, destroyed, and recreated in a continuous cycle.